I currently use ctrl-/.
Though, strangely that key combination on my computer actually sends ctrl-_
(which is how i have to specify it in my tmux conf).
Something about it makes me uncomfortable, but it's easy for my fingers to
reach and doesn't clash with any other keys.
tl;dr:
I, too, was tired of using a prefix-key that inconvenienced another key.
I was thrilled to get away from the double-tapping of A that i did in
screen,
but found that i was unwilling to start doing it with ctrl-b since I use
ctrl-f and ctrl-b to page back and forth even more frequently than i use
ctrl-a.
I should probably find a different key, although considering how quickly i
was able to stop doubling my ctrl-a's
i think if i find another prefix in the future it won't be all that hard to
switch.
If you find yourself having trouble breaking an old habit, try putting an
even greater inconvenience in it's way:
For ctrl-A this already exists: you get an extra a at the beginning of your
prompt which you'll quickly get sick of.
As another example, when I tried to teach myself to stop using "vi" and type
out "vim" i simply aliased "vi" to echo me a reminder to use "vim" and then
do nothing. I quickly learned to stop doing that and have since removed my
alias.
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Patrick Shanahan <p...@opensuse.org> wrote:
> * Chas. Owens <chas.ow...@gmail.com> [05-28-11 16:31]:
> > snip
> >
> > At the very least it clashes with bash's emacs mode C-a command to
> > move the cursor to the begging of the line.
>
> yes, it is a great inconvenience to: <ctrl-a><ctrl-a>
>
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